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• hyp
  hyp

  noun

  hypochondria.
• hyp-
  hyp-

  variant of hypo- before a vowel.
• hyp.
  hyp.

  abbreviation

  hypotenuse.

hyp

¹ American  

[hip] / hɪp /

Or hip

noun

Archaic.

1. hypochondria.

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hyp- ² American  

1. variant of hypo- before a vowel.

   hypalgesia.

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hyp. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. hypotenuse.

2. hypothesis.

3. hypothetical.

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hyp. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. hypotenuse

2. hypothetical

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hyp- ² British  

prefix

1. a variant of hypo-

   hypabyssal

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Etymology

Origin of hyp

By shortening

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Example Sentences

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hyp hyp.

She was a gifted hyp notist of herself and others.

From Time Magazine Archive

The speaker works downward in a sort of hyp tease, through jaw, neck and shoulders, arms, chest, and abdomen, thighs, legs and feet.

From Time Magazine Archive

Berkeley, Gray, and Swift used hyps or the hyp for hypochondriasis, and the adjective was apparently common.

From Society for Pure English, Tract 03 (1920) A Few Practical Suggestions by Society for Pure English

As used in the early eighteenth century, the term "hyp" was perhaps not far from what our century has learned to call Angst.

From Hypochondriasis A Practical Treatise (1766) by John Hill

Toward the middle of the eighteenth century, hypochondria was so prevalent in people's minds and mouths that it soon assumed the abbreviated name "the hyp."

From Hypochondriasis A Practical Treatise (1766) by John Hill

Mouth parts of grasshopper shown in relative position; lbr., labrum; md., mandibles; hyp., hypopharynx; max., maxillae; lab., labium.

From An Elementary Study of Insects by Leonard Haseman

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